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DRAFT EQUALIZER. No; 346,798. I Patented Aug. 3, 1886.

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WILLIAM H. BAKER, OF OXFORD, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF TWO-THIRDS TO WM. J.TUNSTEAD AND CHARLES F. TUNSTEAI), OF SAME PLACE.

DRAFT-EQUALIZER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 346,798, dated August3, 1886.

Application filed January 14, 1886. Serial No. 188,535. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. BAKER, a citizen of the United States,residing at OX- ford, in the county of Oakland and State of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Draft Equalizers,of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to three-horse eveners to be used with or without apole, as the nature of the case may demand. In the present instance itis shown in use in connection with a pole, and will so be described, theobject of theinvention being to construct a simple device by means ofwhich three horses may be attached to a vehicle or plow for the purposeof equalizing the draft between them.

In the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification, Figure1 represents a plan View; Fig. 2, a cross-section; Fig. 3, alongitudinal section; Fig. 4, views of detached parts, and Fig. 5 a Viewof the neck-yoke to be used.

2 5 In the figures, A represents the pole of the vehicle, to which theevener is to be attached.

B represents an ordinary double-tree, with single-trees attached at itsends, as usual.

0 represents an evener-bar, one end of which is connected to'the centerof the double-tree by means of a metallic loop or clevis, D. To theother end of the bar 0 is secured a singletree, as represented.

a represents the ordinary hammer-strap of a pole, which lies over ayoke, G, the two being connected together and at their rear ends to thepole by a staple, J. The yoke G is composed of two plates, an upper anda lower one, 0, the two being connected by a post or bar, m. The upperportion of yoke is provided at its forward end with a projection, n,which passes up through an opening in the hammer-piuand is there keyed.The forward end of the plate 0 is secured to the pole by means of abolt, (1. 4 5 This bolt also secures to the pole atwo-pronged brace, I.

F represents a slightly-curved bar, which passes through the yoke G, andwhich is confined therein by means of the post or bar m, which passesthrough it.

E represents a brace-bar, one end of which is firmly secured to'one endof the bar F, the other being connected by a pin, 6, to the evenerbar 0,said bar F being pronged or double at one end to embrace the bar 0. Theforward 5 or single end of brace I is slotted, and the pin- 6 plays inthis slot to compensate for the length of the brace E.

H represents a link, which is connected to one end of the bar F, aclevis orloop connect- 6o ing said link to the evener-bar O by a pin orbolt at :v.

The braces E and I keep the evener-bar O away from the pole, and thusprevent crowding of the middle horse against it. The con- 6 nection ofthe pivoted bar F, the link H, and the clevis pivoted to the banGat 00allows said bar 0 to play and accommodate its equalizing points to thedouble-tree B. The outer end of bar 0 is graduated with holes for thepur- 7o pose of proper adjustment of its single-tree. This bar may haveany suitable curve desired.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is 7 1. The yoke G, constructed andconnected as described, in combination with the leveror bar F, and thelink and clevis connecting same to the curved evener-bar O,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The braces E and I, in combination with the bar F, yoke G, and linkand clevis, connecting bar F to the curved bar 0, substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM II. BAKER.

Witnesses: GHAs. F. TUNSTEAD, GAD. CHAMBERLAIN.

